A Dangerous Game of Thrones

By:  Dale Weckbacher

Joshua 1:7

 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

NKJV

I had originally intended to write about the Trojan horse of executive amnesty with this posting but in light of the historic speech of Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday before a joint session of Congress, I am going to comment on the speech instead.  I believe the speech was historic for it revealed a genuine leader, in touch with the very real danger faced by civilized nations in our world.  It is my prayer that the people of Israel will reelect this great leader in the upcoming elections.  I believe Netanyahu is a modern day Joshua, a man of strong courage. 

The main topic and purpose of the speech was to point out the very real danger Iran poses to the civilized world and how the current negotiations by Secretary of State Kerry will only empower Iran to carry out its often-stated goal, the annihilation of Israel.  Netanyahu presented substantial evidence supporting Iran’s goal and the danger it poses to the free world.  Among the evidence presented by Netanyahu was,

1)      Recent military exercises by Iran – In these exercises Iran sunk a mock U.S. aircraft carrier while in the middle of negotiations with Secretary of State Kerry (1) .  Anyone with any ounce of common sense understands that this demonstrates Iran does not intend to adhere to the terms of any deal made with the United States. 

2)      Iran’s possession of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) – A nuclear weapons program must have 2 components, a nuclear weapon, and a delivery system (2) .  Iran already possesses ICBM’s, which can deliver a nuclear weapon not only to Israel but also to any part of the world, including the United States.  Unfortunately, there is no mention of ICBM’s in the current negotiations between Iran and the United States (3) .  Once again, we have a demonstration of the Obama administration’s failure to seriously address national security. 

3)      Recent revelation of a previously unknown nuclear facility – While in the middle of negotiations, there was the discovery of a previously unknown nuclear facility (4) .  Once again, this demonstrates that Iran does not intend to be honest with the United States about its nuclear program.

4)      Iran’s proxy war – Through proxy, Iran has virtual control of many nations and terrorist organizations in the Middle East (5) .  This proxy control provides radical terrorists multiple platforms from which to launch not only nuclear weapons upon the world, but also acts of terrorism.  Left unchecked, it is only a matter of time before we see another 911-type attack or something worse involving a nuclear weapon. 

In one part of Netanyahu’s speech, he mentioned that the developing threat of Iran was a dangerous game of thrones.  Unfortunately, the inept attitude of the Obama administration towards the threat of Iran demonstrates that they see this situation as just that, a game.  Fortunately, we do have one world leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, who understands that this is more than just a game, it is a serious threat to the security of not only Israel, but the rest of the free world. 

We can only hope and pray that our Congress and Senate see the seriousness of this issue and do not ratify any treaty with Iran that will enable them to develop a nuclear weapons program. 

1. Tejas, Aditya. Iran Sinks Mock US Aircraft Carrier In Military Drills. www.ibtimes.com. [Online] International Business Times, February 25, 2015. [Cited: March 7, 2015.] http://www.ibtimes.com/iran-sinks-mock-us-aircraft-carrier-military-drills-1827572.

2. Zarif, Maseh. Potential Delivery Systems for Iran's Nuclear Program. www.irantracker.org. [Online] IranTracker, April 9, 2009. [Cited: March 7, 2015.] http://www.irantracker.org/nuclear-program/potential-delivery-systems-irans-nuclear-program.

3. Krauthammer, Charles. The fatal flaw in the Iran deal. www.washingtonpost.com. [Online] The Washington Post, February 26, 2015. [Cited: March 7, 2015.] http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-fatal-flaw-in-the-iran-deal/2015/02/26/9186c70e-bde1-11e4-8668-4e7ba8439ca6_story.html.

4. Collins, Steve M. Report: Iran Has Previously-Unknown Nuclear Facility. www.stevenmcollins.com. [Online] Word Press. [Cited: March 7, 2015.] http://stevenmcollins.com/WordPress/?p=7457.

5. Apps, Peter. Iran's proxy war? www.csmonitor.com. [Online] The Christian Science Monitor, November 6, 2012. [Cited: March 7, 2015.] http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1106/Iran-s-proxy-war.